1987 Washington State Cougars football team explained

Year:1987
Team:Washington State Cougars
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-10
Record:3–7–1
Conf Record:1–5–1
Head Coach:Dennis Erickson
Hc Year:1st
Off Coach:Bob Bratkowski
Oc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Single-back spread
Def Coach:John L. Smith
Dc Year:1st
Def Scheme:4–3
Stadium:Martin Stadium

The 1987 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dennis Erickson, the Cougars compiled a 3–7–1 record (1–5–1 in Pac-10, ninth), and were outscored 356 to 238.[1] [2] Home games were played on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.

The team's statistical leaders included Timm Rosenbach with 2,446 passing yards, Richard Calvin with 822 rushing yards, and Steve Broussard with 701 receiving yards.[3]

After nine years as WSU head coach, Jim Walden departed for Iowa State in the Big Eight Conference in late 1986,[4] [5] [6] and was succeeded by Erickson, who returned to the Palouse in January 1987 after just one season at Wyoming; he had led neighboring Idaho for the previous four years.[7] [8] [9] Wyoming visited Pullman in the second week of the season, a fifteen-point Cougar victory.[10] [11] [12]

Roster

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NFL Draft

Two Cougars were selected in the 1988 NFL draft.

James HastyCB374New York Jets
Brian FordeLB7190New Orleans Saints
[15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1987 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. October 24, 2016.
  2. Web site: 2016 Media Guide. WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. October 24, 2016. 77. October 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021004149/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: 1987 Washington State Cougars Stats. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. October 24, 2016.
  4. News: Walden denies seeking job . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington) . November 21, 1986 . 21.
  5. News: It's official: Walden's gone . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Devlin . Vince. December 16, 1986 . B1 .
  6. News: Iowa State hires WSU's Walden. Idahonian . (Moscow) . Condotta . Bob . December 15, 1986 . 1.
  7. News: Erickson sets lofty goals for Cougars . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Grummert . Dale . January 8, 1987 . C1.
  8. News: Denny's dream comes true. Idahonian . (Moscow) . Condotta . Bob . January 7, 1987 . 1.
  9. News: Erickson followed his heart to WSU . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Weaver . Dan . January 8, 1987 . C1.
  10. News: Cougs, Cowboys are carbon copy . Idahonian . (Moscow) . Jacobson . Bryan . September 12, 1987 . 1D.
  11. News: WSU deals Cowboys 43-28 loss . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . September 13, 1987 . 6B.
  12. News: Tough week for WSU's Erickson . Idahonian . (Moscow) . Jacobson . Bryan . September 14, 1987 . 1B.
  13. News: Oregon outlook: matchups . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . November 14, 1987 . 4C.
  14. News: Cougar roster . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . November 21, 1987 . B2.
  15. News: WSU's Hasty taken by Jets in 3rd round . Idahonian . (Moscow) . staff and wire reports . April 25, 1988 . 3B.
  16. News: New Orleans takes Forde in 7th . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . staff and wire reports . April 26, 1988 . C3.

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